FYI- I tried to give you an extra day for Thanksgiving 2025-2026
Thanksgiving Break is:
November 26-28, 2025- Thanksgiving Break- No School
Please see the 2025-2026 Tuscola CUSD #301 Calendar Information.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1q70ovUOkD-DHIj2tX0y4c-NjhazQvgejk7mLBaM2FPQ/edit?usp=sharing
Any current 8th grade - Juniors interested in trying out for the 2025-2026 THS Football or Basketball cheer squads can mark their calendars for tryouts! Any questions prior to the meeting can be directed to Coach Hallett at hallette@cusd301.org. Candidates must attend at least one of the two workshop sessions to be eligible to try out. Go Warriors!
E.P. Student Council is doing a fundraiser with all funds going towards "Help a Child."
Follow the link if you are interested in purchasing Hornets Gear.
https://epstudentcouncil.itemorder.com/
We would like to offer a fan bus to Paris Mayo tomorrow, Monday March 10th, for the 7th grade girls Volleyball Sectional Game. This would be for any 5-8th East Prairie Student.
Bus would leave E.P. at 5:15 for a 6:30 game. There will be school personnel supervising.
Cost would be $10 - that would include game entry and bus cost for the students.
Anyone who would like to sign up please respond to Mr. Vanausdoll via email: vanausdollj@cusd301.org
or sign up in the office before 8:10 tomorrow.
We apologize for the late notice but would still like to offer this service for those wanting to cheer on our volleyball team!
Thank you - Mr. Vanausdoll
Mrs Wallace’s 8th grade science classes were visited today by several doctoral students from the Biophotonics Imaging Lab in Beckman Institute at the University of Illinois. Students learned all about the research currently underway to help diagnose medical conditions of the ear. They even got hands on experience with several pieces of technology that help see into the ears using both light and sound waves. Thank you to Mr. Spillman for organizing this visit and sharing your knowledge with the 8th graders.
Thank you Ms. Dietrich for all you do for our students! We are lucky to have you!
E.P. Student Council have extended the "Pie the Teacher" contest until March 10th. We are so close to the goal for all teachers to be pied!
We are currently at $89.86!!
Romine $42.48
Minegar $ 14.52
Thomas $ 19.32
Myers $ 6.08
Wyant $ 7.46
East Prairie Student Council took a trip to Champaign to watch Wicked and enjoy time together. Thank you to all of our student council members.
Mark your calendars for the Tuscola FFA Alumni's spaghetti supper and pie auction!
A huge congratulations to East Prairie students Will Pettry, 3rd place, Sofia Reifsteck, alternate, and your 2025 JHOC Spelling Bee Champion - Lydia Koch.
Great work Will and Lydia!
State Representative Maurice A. West II has introduced House Bill 1237, which Amends the School Code. HB 1237 Provides that a school board shall prohibit a school from using a native name, logo, or mascot.
Please fill out a witness slip as an Opponent before the February 19, 8:00 am Education Policy Committee at
https://my.ilga.gov/WitnessSlip/Create/157029?committeeHearingId=21416&LegislationId=157029&LegislationDocumentId=196820
E.P. Students having fun with the new PE balls that were purchased by the E.P. Student Council. Thank you to the Student Council for all your hard work!
Congratulations to our January E.P. Students of the Month:
8th - Ava Kleiss
7th - Avery Wilke
6th - Mia Spencer
5th - Sofia Reifsteck
East Prairie yearbook orders due 2/28/2025, use the link to order now!
https://inter-state.com/Yearbooks
2024/2025 JHOC Conference Champs
Congratulations to the 8th Grade Hornets on a hard fought victory in the JHOC Championship game over Sullivan. Way to bring home some hardware.
Across the Decades. Tuscola Music Boosters Fundraising Concert. Saturday, February 22nd.
A big Shout Out to the E.P. Spelling Bee winners: 3rd Place - Sofia Reifsteck, 2nd place - Lydia Koch and the 2025 E.P. Spelling Bee Champion - Will Pettry
Shout out to our Athletes competing in the Basketball Skills Special Olympics this weekend!! Good Luck Boys!!
